Government Center, Newark
Government Center is a district in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is considered a part of Downtown Newark and is named for the presence of government buildings centered on a plaza known as Federal Square,[1][2] which had been called Vroom Alley, but was renamed in recognition of the concentration of the following buildings:[3]It is .
The district, part of which is within the Four Corners Historic District is just south of Four Corners on the east side of Broad Street and the Prudential Center and north of Newark Symphony Hall. In the center is Grace Episcopal Church, a national historic site, where the tune of America the Beautiful was written. To the east near Mulberry Street is the area that at one time was Newark's Chinatown,[4] and host to restaurants serving the district and the sports center. The surrounding area includes mid-rise government buildings and at-grade parking lots.
Government buildings
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Justice at MLK Courthouse -
US Post Office and Courthouse (1934) following design of George Oakley Totten Jr. -
Rodino Federal Building -
Federal Square and City Hall
- Peter W. Rodino Jr. Federal Office Building[5][6][7][8][9][10]
- Newark City Hall
- Main Post Office and U.S. Courthouse
- Police Headquarters & Municipal Court Building
- Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse[11][12]
See also
References
- ^ "NJ Judiciary: Map of Newark offices" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ New York Times December 12, 1989
- ^ Engineering News-Record". New York: McGraw-Hill, 1917.
- ^ When Newark Had a Chinatown, accessed November 2, 2007 [dead link]
- ^ "Peter Rodino Building, Newark | 121262". Emporis. Retrieved May 3, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ NY Times July 7, 1995
- ^ Emporis: Peter RodinoBuilding[dead link]
- ^ Skyscraper: Rodino Federal Building
- ^ +C+.com: Rodino Federal Office Building Archived 2010-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Good night, Posterous".
- ^ "New Jersey Federal Buildings".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
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